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First woman to pilot a space shuttle explains how she got there

LYDIA SNOW
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024 Updated Apr 1, 2024
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Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins speaks at the University of Nevada, Reno Women in Space event on March 21.
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RENO — The first woman to pilot a space shuttle touched down at the University of Nevada, Reno on March 21 to remind women there is no glass ceiling in space.

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Astronaut ice cream — Visitors to the University of Nevada Reno's Women in Space Event enjoyed free refreshments including astronaut ice cream.
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Marce Herz Middle School teacher Mollie Hull receives the Washoe County Teacher of the Year Award for STEM, at the University of Nevada Reno Women in Space event. Photo taken March 21, 2024.
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Eileen Collins - closeup — Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins speaks at the University of Nevada, Reno Women in Space event on March 21.
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Presenting colors — Members of the North Valleys Air Force JROTC present colors at the University of Nevada Reno Women in Space event, March 21, 2024.
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Collin Justis and Cherie Justis, mother and son, help operate Reno-based flight school NV Flight. Photo taken at University of Nevada Reno's Women in Space event on March 21, 2024.

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Rebecca Calder runs the booth for Women in Aviation International at the Women in Space event at University of Nevada Reno, March 21, 2024.

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The University of Nevada Reno's March 21, 2024 Women in Space event featured an inflatable planetarium simulation, presented by Fleischmann Planetarium.
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Tori Perkins, Isabel Kimball and Tina Latkovich run the booth for Tactical Air Support, a Reno-based defense contractor, during the March 21, 2024 Women in Space event at University of Nevada Reno.

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